The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-16
THE CLUBS IN CONVENTION
Spirited Contests That Give Promise of
Effective Work Next Summer.
ATemporary Organization Effected and Judge
D. II. Ryan Chosen Chairman-The Sup
pressed Vote in the Southern States

NEW YORK Dec. 15.-Standards bearing the
names of the States of the Union were scattered
through Chickering Hall, at 1870 this morning.
when the doors were thrown open for the first
National Republican Club convention. and I'M
der these standards the delegates from the
States Will be seated Twelve hundred tickets
have already heen issued to delegates. and still
they come The, largest delegations come from
New York. Pennsylvania, Ohio, Massachusetts
New Jersey andRhode Island. The Territories
here. After IL O'Clock the hall began to
fill rapidly, and attwenty minutes TO II. Joseph
Poll, chairman of the committee on organiza-
ton, called the convention to order.
The Rev. DR.. Macarthur offered prayer. He
invoked the divine guidance for the convention
and prayed that the members might remem Der
that nothing could be right in politics which
wrong in morals; that he served his party
best who served his God best.
Secretary Gleason read the call for the con-
vention. ersr
James F. Foster; president of the Republican
Club of New York, was introduced and well
coined the delegates He said
"Mr. Chairman and Delegates to the Ma tiona
Convention of ClubsA-It IS with pleasure that |
extend to the delegates on behalf of the Repuo-
iican Club of the city of New York, a most
dial welcome to this city and to the duties and
work of this convention. We are told that
could water be drained from the ocean bed the
course of the slave-traders could be traced by
the skeletons of the slaves who died at We
propose to drain that waite. from the ocean
which Democracy is now sailing and disclose
those Democratic skeletons of discord principle
and broken faith, of corruption iutimda-
ton at the polls. and the last attempt beguile
the people under gnse of congressional mes
sage, by issuing a campaign manifesto free
trade, false in its utterances and I'M
true in its conclusions. We propose
to organize to 60 out and beyond the individual,
in order that we may work for some
end and some principle higher and broader than
the single man, for he who is selfishly working
for himself is danger TO be avoided. He will
surely make a shipwreck of every who is
attached to him. Hence, We have by common
consent agreed to that just and only true rule,
that this convention shall not name, recon-
mend or nominate any candidate for office but
we shall organize. We propose organization
whereby the teachings OF a tariff to protect the
industries of the land may be readily and quick
ly disseminated in plain language. to be under
stood by wage-earners and wae payers; a tariff
high enough to reduce the surplus and to give
employment TO our citizens at home. TO insure n
market for our goods. and living to the work
men better than the pauper labor of Europe has
ever known. We propose organization that
shall discountenance and put to shame those
personal attacks upon candidates whereby the
private character and home life basely
sailed and public scandal for political ends
unjustly created. We propose an organization
that shall to the saloon: Be ye removed
from politics [applausel; You who create pau
pers. aud insanity, and criminals shall no
longer WELD the power of government in this
land. This, then, is the mission of this copyen-
tion."
At the conclusion of his remarks, Daniel 81.
Ryan, of Ohio. was nominated for temporary
chairman; Nathan Golf. of West Virginia, was
also placed nomination. Amid wild excite
ment and confusion the call of the roll was
begun. Ryan was elected by majority of five
votes the ballot standing: Ryan. 159: Golf, 154
RYAN
Mr.. Poole then appointed General Golf and Col
John Atkins to escort Judge Ryan to the chair
He said:
I'VE are here to-day to reorganize the clubs
of the country into permanent organization
We are here to boom the Republican party, and
not any one in it. We here on a most i'm
portant business occasion. Believing that we
must get down to business at once, shall now
ask your pleasure"
q vice president for each State selected. This
was slow work. and at its conclusion the conyen-
ton adjourned until tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock
The several committees met at o'clock. SEN
ator Chandler, of New Hampshire chosen 1
chairman of the COMMITTEES on rules; G. S.
Batchelder, of New York, of that on credentials
T.. FL. Cruger. of Michigan. on permanent con
vention organization; j. A Kasson, of Iowa. on 1
resolutions and James Boyle, of Ohio, on league
clubs organization. s
The committee on rules and order of business
prepared he following report:
First-That the unit of representation, when the
Territories, shall be that of the club; each club
have vote, to be determined by majority of the
second-Each State shall have chairman, who
shall announce the vote of the various clubs of the
State. and object to demand for rollcall of the
clubs for that State by any of its clubs.
Thrd-The order of business shall be, first reports
of committees; second credentials; third,
organization; fourth, extension of club organizations
fifth, resolutions
any leading question for than FIVE minutes
without the consent of the convention.
The other committees appointed subcommit- /
tees to report at o'clock to morrow morning.
The committee permanent organization
will tomorrow present the name of Senator
Evarts for the permanens craftsmanship of the
convention. Il
This evening the clubs held public meeting
in Cooper Union. Despite the rain, which had
been falling all day, there was large at
tendance, including many ladies. Among those |
on the platform when the meeting was opened |
were Col d. 81. Ryan, temporary chairman of |
the convention; ex Congressman MaLlon Chance |
fornia, and e. A. Sumner, Of Minnesota.
The first speaker Hon. John r. Lynch,
the colored orator, of Mississippi He said he |
was there speak on the suppression of the |
colored vote in the South. In his part of the |
country they believed that here there were |
Republicans who believed that speaking of the |
suppression of the Republics vote in the South |
is waving the bloody shirt. But he would
plain what the suppression meant. Jefferson |
Davis is a former costituent of his. He lived in |
the district which he Mr.. Lynch represented in
Congress. He thought he would still represent /
that district if fair vote could be had 'By form
of law, he continued, cleveland is President,
but morally he has no more right there thar he
has to the throne of Great Britain Mr. Cleve-
land could no more get the electoral votes of
Mississippi. Louisiana and South Carolina than
he could those of Pennsylvania, Vermont and
Ohio There are over 10000 more colored men than
white in Mississippi. Not less than one-third of
the whites vote the .Republi ticket. and
more than one-tenthf of the blacks vote the
Democratic ticket; yet the State is always safe
ly and surely Democratic. They GO through
the forms of election down there, but as soou as
the Democratic conventions are over the polls
are closed. Sometimes there is a diff
Guilty in getting Democrats to falsify the
returns" That was the when the
speaker was elected in 1880. When the |
Democrats down there get frustrated in this
way they sometimes resort violence. If such